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David Andrew Gemmell (August 1, 1948–July 28, 2006) was a popular UK fantasy writer and occasional historical fictionalist. is the 213th day of the year (214th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ...
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A historical novel is a novel in which the story is set among historical events, or more generally, where the time the action takes place in predates the time of the first publication -- distinguish and contrast the genre of alternate history. ...
Biography
Born in West London in the summer of 1948, he was expelled from school at the age of sixteen for organizing a gambling syndicate. He became a day labourer and a nightclub bouncer in Soho. He also worked as a freelance writer for the London Daily Mail, Daily Mirror, and Daily Express. One rejection letter he received in the early 1960s read: "You mention in your resume that you are working as a lorry driver's mate for Pepsi Cola. This is an occupation not without merit. Good luck with it." This article is about the capital of England and the United Kingdom. ...
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He published his first novel, Legend, in 1984 but continued as a journalist. He was an editor of newspapers in Sussex, but this career ended after the publication of his third novel, Waylander, in 1986, in which he used his work colleagues' names for characters in the story. Recalling the event he stated "The managing director regarded it as a poisonous attack on his integrity". Legend, published in 1984, is the first and most famous novel of British fantasy writer David Gemmell. ...
Waylander published in (1986) is a novel of British fantasy writer David Gemmell. ...
ovel out of print. His most recent release was Troy: Shield of Thunder, the sequel to 2005's Troy: Lord of the Silver Bow. His novels have also appeared in some collected editions and graphic novel form.
Before his death, Gemmell was Patron of the Hastings Writers' Group, following Catherine Cookson.[1] As patron, he was the main judge in the national literary competition run by the group, The Legend Writing Award[2], which was named after his first book Legend. Hastings Writers group was established in 1947, and is one of the longest-running writers’ groups in the country. ...
Dame Catherine Ann Cookson DBE OBE (June 27, 1906 - June 11, 1998) was an English novelist. ...
David Gemmell died of coronary artery disease, on Friday 28th July, 2006, two weeks after undergoing heart bypass surgery [1] and four days before his 58th birthday. This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ...
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In his words "I tried to quit smoking and found that the years of polluting my brain with nicotine meant that I couldn't string a reasonable sentence together without filling my lungs with smoke. I went three months without a drag, took a good look at the crap I was writing and lit up." [3] The cigarette is the most common method of smoking tobacco. ...
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Works
Fantasy fiction
Drenai Series Anthologies: Legend, published in 1984, is the first and most famous novel of British fantasy writer David Gemmell. ...
The King Beyond The Gate is a fantasy novel by David Gemmell. ...
Waylander published in (1986) is a novel of British fantasy writer David Gemmell. ...
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The Swords of Night and Day are a pair of swords wielded by Olek Skilgannon in the David Gemmell books White Wolf and The Swords of Night and Day. ...
- Drenai Tales Volume I: contains; Legend, The King Beyond the Gate and Waylander
- Drenai Tales Volume II: contains; Quest for Lost Heroes, Waylander II and The First Chronicles of Druss the Legend
- Drenai Tales Volume III: contains; The Legend of the Deathwalker, Winter Warriors and Hero in the Shadows
Rigante Series - Sword in the Storm (1999)
- Midnight Falcon (2000)
- Ravenheart (2001)
- Stormrider (2002)
Stormrider is a fantasy novel by the author David Gemmell. ...
Stones Of Power — Sipstrassi — Jon Shannow This series is known by several names. The entire series deals with the Stones of Power, also known as the Sipstrassi. The last three novels involve the protagonist Jon Shannow. The first four novels were published in an omnibus edition as Stones of Power: A Sipstrassi Omnibus in 1992. The last three novels were published in omnibus form as The Complete Chronicles of the Jerusalem Man in 1995. - Ghost King (1988)
- Last Sword of Power (1988)
- Wolf in Shadow (1987) (first published as The Jerusalem Man)
- The Last Guardian (1989)
- Bloodstone (1994)
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Individual Fantasy Titles Dark Moon (1997) is a fantasy novel written by David Gemmell. ...
Echoes of the Great Song book cover Echoes of the Great Song (2002) is a fantasy novel written by David Gemmell. ...
Historical fiction
Greek Series (alternate history) - Lion of Macedon (1990)
- Dark Prince (1991)
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- Troy: Lord of the Silver Bow (2005)
- Troy: Shield of Thunder (2006)
- Troy: Fall of Kings (August 2007)
- Although Gemmell died before completing the final novel in his Troy trilogy, Transworld announced that around 70,000 words were completed shortly before his death. They report that his wife, Stella, will complete the remainder of the book, working from his very detailed chapter notes. Stella Gemmell has been heavily involved in the research and creation of the trilogy since its inception in 2003 and David left behind a plan of exactly how each character should develop for Fall Of Kings.
The Troy Series is a sequence of historical novels by writer David Gemmell, covering events surrounding the Greek legend of the battle for Troy. ...
Non-fantasy - White Knight, Black Swan (1993) (under the pen name of Ross Harding)
Gemmell wrote White Knight, Black Swan under the pen name Ross Harding to avoid disappointment from his dedicated fans, as he feared that they would resent his departure from heroic fantasy. White Knight, Black Swan is extremely rare and copies fetch up to £1,500 on internet auction sites. There are no plans to rerelease it at present.
Graphic Novels - Both Legend (1993) and Wolf in Shadow (1994) have also been released as graphic novels, with text by Stan Nicholls and artwork by Fangorn.
Legend, published in 1984, is the first and most famous novel of British fantasy writer David Gemmell. ...
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